One of the success factors for smart water management is development of relevant technologies, that is, advanced information communication technology for smart water management. Another factor is integrated water management and legalization of a cooperation system for this, thereby constructing a systematic and advanced legal system for water management.
Major countries are adopting diverse policies?for example, the U.S. and Japan maintain a water management diversification system, and Britain, Germany, France, and Singapore are oriented toward water management unification. It is important to establish the legal system for water management by determining the suggestive point of Japan’s recent legislation of Basic Law on Water Circulation and to construct the effective water management legal system suitable for Korean conditions.
Such a legal system is necessary now because the need for water management and right warranties are increasing as the global water industry is developing and the water management paradigm is changing. Threats are on the rise, such as security due to the characteristics of the smart grid, and the need to adjust interests surrounding water management is growing. Therefore, mere development of technology and administrative and budget measures are insufficient, and the mechanism of coordination and integration based on law is necessary.
Specifically, improvement of individual legislations related to water and establishment and complement of inadequate regulations is necessary, so that the SWG system where intelligent water management is possible may be developed, together with state-of-the art technologies and systems related to water management. Further, the water management section, such as the law on intelligent power networks, should be centered on the SWG, and measures to enact integrated laws in consideration of relevant laws need to be specifically reviewed. In other words, the desirable strategies to legalize water management a